Band Director Accused of Selling Instruments

East Jessamine High School band director Rex Payton kept time during a marching-band rehearsal at the school Aug. 23, 2011. Payton is accused of selling school instruments online and has been suspended.

Jonathan Kleppinger/The Jessamine Journal

The band director at East Jessamine High School has been suspended during an investigation into claims he sold school instruments online for personal gain. Rex Payton is in his second year as director of the program and also has directed the band at West Jessamine High. Formal charges against him are expected in the next week, Nicholasville police Sgt. Scott Harvey said Thursday.